Sanitary apron



Uct. 2 8, 1924.

H. A. FINE SANI TARY APRO N Filed y 12 1921 Fig.1.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I ATTORNEY 1,513,701 H. A. FINE SANITARY APRO N INVENTOR ATTORN EY Patented 0st. 23, 1924.-

HARRY A. FINE, OF COLLEGE POINT, NEW YORK.

SANITARY APRON.

Application filed May 13, 1921. Serial No. 469,215.

To all whom a may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. FINE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Col lege Point, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Aprons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sanitary aprons, and the principal object is to provide a structure of this nature which shall be detachably secured to the legs of the wearer and which shall be provided with an interleg gore or gusset portion which, when the leg portions are attached to the wearer, will form a bag covering the back and inter-leg portions of the wearer.

Another object is to produce a device of this nature which shall be simple of construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and highly efficient for the purpose for which it is designed.

WVith these and incidental objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front view of one form of my improved sanitary apron.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View of the same on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4: is a vertical section on line t-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a front View of another form of the invention.

Figure 6 is a top plan View of the form shown in Figure 5.

Like characters of reference parts in all views.

I am aware that there are sanitary aprons and sanitary bloomers in the prior art; but the difficulty with the aprons has been that they did not afford a sufficient degree of protection and gave substantially no protection between the legs of the wearer, while bloomers offer so much trouble in adjusting at various times that they are also objectionable. The present invention contemplates combining the two forms into an apron which shall approximate a half bloomer, readily adjustable, and giving rear and inter leg protection which is all tha is refer to like two portions 12 required. There is the advantage also of having a perfectly ventilated garment at all times.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 represents the yoke portion of the garment which may be secured to the waist by tapes 11 or any other suitable means. Secured to the lower margin of the yoke 10 is the body 12 of the apron which is projected at its lower portion into leg portions 13. The

leg portions 13 are shirred at the bottom to form a finishing ruching 1 1, and a strip 15 of rubber or other elastic material is secured to the ruching as shown. Tapes 16 form convenient means of securing the portions 13 to the legs of the wearer, these tapes being adapted to embrace the wearers legs at a point adjacent the knees.

A gusset or gore 17 is inserted between the leg portions 13 and secured thereto by strips 18 and by cementing or other waterproof means. The said gusset or gore 17 is of such size as to permit freedom of the leg embracing portions when the latter are associated with the wearers legs. It is of course understood that the entire portions 12 and 13 are of rubber or rubberized material or of some waterproof or waterproofed flexible material or fabric. It is preferable not to stitch the seams at 18 but to form them by cementing as the stitching leaves perforations which must be carefully filled or the garment is useless. The gusset 17 normally tends to curve toward the front at its lower margin so as to form a sort of inter-leg sack. It will therefore be seen that it gives not only protection toward the rear but also in a vertical direction and that when the wearer seats herself, the portion 17 will permit this movement freely and at the same time extend well up between the legs ofiering the maximum of protection.

In the form shown in Figures 5 and 6. the gusset is dispensed with and the body '12 is cut in two sections each of which is cut at 17 a with a triangular extension. The

are then seamed by'cementing a lap seam 19 and the portions 17 a form the bag like structure formed in the first instance by the gusset 17.

In both cases adjustment of the tapes 16 so as to draw the portions 13 to desired position on the legs will adjust the gusset 17 or portions 17 to proper position to effect maximum pr tection. In th figures some receptacle between the latter,

of the features have been exaggerated to ring out more clearly the functioning of the device.

What is claimed as new is 1. As an article of manufacture, a sanitary apron constructed from water-proof material and comprising leg embracing portions to extend part way about the leg, and a portion secured between said leg portions and adapted to normally automatically curve forwardly to form a protective pocket, and means for attaching the leg portions to the wearers legs at a point adjacent the knees of the wearer and such LLBAHS serving to hold the protective pocket between the legs.

2, A garment compris ng a lo i udinal strip of flexible water-proo7. mate med with a pair of leg embracing portions at one end, and a portion connected with the let embracing portions and forming bag-like and means for securing the ends of the leg embracing portions to the legs of the wearer at a point adjacent the knees whereby the bag-like receptacle Will be disposed between the legs.

3. A garment comprising a longitudinal strip of flexible water-proof material adapted to embrace the wearer at the back thereof and formed with a pair of leg receiving por tions at one end, means for securing the opposite end Off the flexible material to the wearer, a bag-like receptacle connected with the inner edges of the leg embracing sections, and an element carried by the ends otthe leg embracing portions to emln'are the wearers at a point adjacent the knees .l serving to hold the bag-like recep tacle b een the wearefis legs.

In testimony whereof I have attired my signature.

HARRY FINE. 

